Katya Adler

Katya Adler Europe editor Reporting fromNorthern Norway and Svalbard BBC As soon as Magnus Mæland became mayor of a small town on Norway’s northern tip in late 2023, three delegations from China came knocking on his door. “It’s because they […]

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock “Don’t expect miracles. But do know – everyone wants this to work.” On Monday in London the EU and UK hold their first bilateral summit since Brexit. Symbolically, this is a big moment. Officials and analysts I speak to,

PARSA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Over the weekend, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosted what he called a ‘coalition of the willing’ “It’s certainly one way of focusing our minds — and wallets! Donald Trump is doing us a favour, if we choose

Getty Images Friedrich Merz says he is eager to re-engage with international partners Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting, didn’t wait for the final results of his country’s election on Sunday to herald a new era in Europe. Declaring the US indifferent to this

Getty Images A political tidal wave is crashing across Germany. That’s what the hard-right nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party firmly believes. It is labelled “radical”, “racist” and “anti-democratic” by opponents. Germany’s domestic intelligence service says the party is “anti-constitutional”.

Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron will be hosting European leaders in Paris for urgent talks on Ukraine’s future Europe’s leaders are scrambling. Their hastily convened security summit in Paris on Monday is proof of that. They are still reeling

NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP The UK government has been involved in a lot of shuttle diplomacy with the EU since Labour won the UK election Early in 2025, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been invited to an informal summit of EU

Reuters French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces being forced out by a no-confidence vote France’s government will topple on Wednesday. That appears all but certain, barring a last-minute change of heart by opposition parties in the French parliament. They plan

BBC Angela Merkel sat down for a rare interview with the BBC’s Katya Adler The former German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was once described as the world’s most powerful woman. Here she talks to the BBC’s Katya Adler about Ukraine, Vladimir

The re-election of Donald Trump to the White House is focusing minds in Europe, and with dozens of leaders meeting in Budapest, they have the perfect chance to talk it through. Trump’s first term in office saw a dramatic souring